Director of Student Outreach

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Director of Student Outreach

Cal State University (CSU) East Bay 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, USA

Job Description:

Director of Student Outreach

Description

Salary and Benefits

PLEASE NOTE: The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $96,000.00 per year to $120,000.00 per year.

This position is a Management Personnel Plan (MPP) position in the CSU, and serves at the pleasure of the President.

The CSU enjoys a generous benefits program with employer paid life insurance ($100,000), as well as health, dental, and vision insurance with the monthly premium largely paid by the CSU. Additionally, we offer a broad range of other benefits which includes dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, tuition fee waiver, 401k, 457 and 403(b) plans. The CSU belongs to the CalPERS retirement plan in which medical and dental insurance continues in qualified retirement. The CSU has 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and the position earns 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year. For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

This position may be eligible to participate in the Cal State East Bay hybrid telecommute program subject to management approval.

Classification

Administrator II

About Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

About the Position

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, the Director of Student Outreach is responsible for developing a marketing/recruitment plan and managing the student outreach program to attract an undergraduate class that meets the University's overall enrollment goals. Specific goals include generating prospects and engaging in coordinated outreach efforts to assure the enrollment of academically qualified students and provide service to the University's core region. This position is responsible for developing, executing, and assessing a prospective student communications plan; territory management and assessments; and working in close collaboration with Admissions, the Registrar, Financial Aid, and other campus partners. This position will hire, train, lead, manage and evaluate a staff of 12 full-time professionals. The Student Outreach Director will also serve as the lead representative for the University to outside constituents who are involved in enrollment management activities. This position also oversees the University Welcome Center.

Primary efforts of this position include generating prospective student leads through territory management (e.g. deploying staff to conduct field work at high schools, community colleges, college evening programs; day and weekend college fairs). Requires the development of follow-up communications, phone calls, and recruitment events including large campus events such as Preview Day and Welcome Day. This position also oversees the management of the prospective student portal/ CRM to manage communications with prospective student groups. The incumbent will establish monthly tracking by student type (e.g. prospective frosh; transfer) and intended entry term to facilitate filtering by demographic, and academic attributes. The Outreach Director will assure up-to-date information on the University webpage appropriate to various cycles in the prospective student calendar. The Director will also oversee the deployment of social media (e.g. Facebook; Twitter, Snapchat; LinkedIn) as appropriate to generate inquiries, sustain student interest, and provide updates about the University. This position also oversees the Early Assessment Program.

Engage in ongoing research and education to maintain thorough familiarity with demographic trends (enrollments/graduation from HS), community college enrollment trends, baccalaureate campus graduation rates to inform enrollment management activities.

Responsibilities

Provides Leadership, Direction, Strategic Vision to and Evaluation of the Outreach Team:

Lead Generation/Prospect Management and Reporting/Assessment:

Develop, Manage, Execute and Assess a Comprehensive Prospective Student Communication Plan:

Plan, Execute, and Assess on-and-off Campus Programs and Events:

Strategic Planning:

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Experience:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Certificates and Licenses Required

Preferred Qualifications

Condition(s) of Employment

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including LiveScan, as appropriate), that may include, but is not limited to: criminal records check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certificates, credit history, professional references and/or verification of work history is required for employment. Cal State East Bay will issue a conditional offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Unsatisfactory results may also affect the continued employment of current Cal State East Bay employees who were conditionally offered the position.

All background checks are conducted through the university's third party vendor, Accurate. LiveScan is conducted through the University Police Department.

EEO Statement

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Cal State East Bay does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran's status. The University is committed to the principles of diversity in employment and to creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse student body.

Other Information

All California State University campuses, including Cal State East Bay, are smoke and tobacco-free. For more information, please visit our website here.

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the Cal State East Bay Annual Campus Security Report is available here.

At Cal State East Bay, the following nine competencies have been identified as valued leadership qualities: Communication, Cooperation, Delegation, Empathy, Feedback, Innovation, Leadership Presence, Passion and Strategic Ability. While we may not expect our managers to exhibit all of these competencies, we do expect them to aspire to develop them. As part of the annual evaluation review process, the Director of Student Outreach will be evaluated on each.

Sponsorship

Cal State East Bay is not a sponsoring agency for Staff or Management positions and we are not an E-Verify employer.

Mandated Reporter

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

Advertised: Oct 03 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Feb 03 2025 Pacific Standard Time

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